Pleasure Bent is a debut album by saxophonist Roland Alexander, with trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, recorded in 1961, and released on the New Jazz label
Top hard bopping featuring a young Marcus Belgrave on trumpet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIx1Y0FdXTU&list=PLF9YRngaND8qgK0kOi1FNHIxLFTBF6NMm&index=
Jazz is an album by saxophonist John Handy III featuring tracks recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "Handy's appealing and already distinctive alto sound, combined with an exploratory style, resulted in this music having plenty of surprising moments" - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ61NOkeVGM&list=RDBZ61NOkeVGM&start_radio=1
Images is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Red, featuring tracks recorded in 1961 with Barry Harris, and Blue Mitchell or Grant Green, which was released on the Jazzland label.
Top hard bopping!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp15KAx0yTg&list=RDYp15KAx0yTg&start_radio=1
#SonnyRed #BarryHarris #GrantGreen #HardBop #Jazzland #Music
Hip Twist is an album by organist Shirley Scott featuring saxophonist Stanley Turrentine which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.
The Allmusic review stated " Hip Twist, like nearly all of the Shirley Scott and Stanley Turrentine albums, is an underappreciated gem" - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-oMssIbW0&list=RDtR-oMssIbW0&start_radio=1
#ShirleyScott #StanleyTurrentine #SoulJazz #JazzOrgan #HardBop #Jazz #Music #PrestigeRecords
On the Spur of the Moment is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "There are a few ballads, and even when things are at their hottest, Parlan's understated playing is a cue for the group to keep it tasteful, but that relaxed atmosphere is part of the reason why On the Spur of the Moment is another winning effort from the underrated pianist." - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dTXN-YBV9s&list=OLAK5uy_lUCBG_Q-X9SoLDD-BBmiiOxumhxPrzE-Y
#HoraceParlan #TommyTurrentine - #StanleyTurrentine #BlueNote #HardBop #Jazz #Music
Glidin' Along is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.
According to critic Scott Yanow of AllMusic, Green's style straddled swing music and soul, making him one of the few trombonists of the 1950s and '60s uninfluenced by the pioneering sound of J.J. Johnson. - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UvXU3GyYI&list=OLAK5uy_nfbDp4A1uXuOg1aA5Q0H4cVUyHGPMWBvM&index=1
#BennieGreen #trombone
#JohnnyGriffin #JuniorMance #PaulChambers #Jazz #HardBop #Music #Jazzland
London Jazz Quartet by London Jazz Quartet, released on Ember Records International in 1960.
Nice Brit bopping from Tubby Hayes and other jazz cat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePT1oK--2R0&list=RDePT1oK--2R0&start_radio=1
#LondonJazzQuartet #TubbyHayes #AlanBranscombe #BritJazz #Bop #HardBop #Jazz #Music
Sonny Stitt Plays (also referred to as Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Roost label
Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his era, recording over 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern because of his tendency to rarely work with the same musicians for long despite his relentless touring and devotion to the craft. - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXSosXgLU0w&list=RDuXSosXgLU0w&start_radio=1
#SonnyStitt #HankJones #FreddieGreen #WendellMarshall #ShadowWilson #HardBop #Bop #Jazz #Music
Blue Flames is a collaboration album by organist Shirley Scott and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.
Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "All of the many collaborations between organist Shirley Scott and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine in the 1960s resulted in high-quality soul jazz, groovin' music that was boppish enough to interest jazz listeners and basic enough for a wider audience" - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuqPKhuS7hQ&list=RDCuqPKhuS7hQ&start_radio=1
#ShirleyScott #StanleyTurrentine #HardBop #soulJazz #PrestigeRecords #Jazz #Music
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